The field of dyslexia is quite well known and popular today. Some even call it glamorous because of its intriguing and hidden nature and iconic names associated with it. Many people have often asked me how I got into this field back in 1990 and what has helped...
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When a child comes to a special educator to start remedial classes, the child will be carrying a report underlining his challenges in reading, writing, comprehension, and mathematics. This report will define his grade level of functioning, the child’s poor performance in school, and feedback from parents and teachers...
As every professional field matures and gathers new knowledge, methods, specializations and disciplines, it becomes necessary to create a new taxonomy (a system of classification) or revisit the existing system of taxonomy to code and classify our emerging understanding. Such a system of classification helps practitioners and lay persons...
In this two part series, in the first part I discuss the importance of teaching thinking. In the second part, I elaborate on the Thinking Skills program called the Instrumental Enrichment (IE) Program(developed by Prof. Feuerstein of the ICELP, Jreusalem) which I have been teaching for over two decades....
In this two part series, in the first part I discuss the importance of teaching thinking. In the second part, I elaborate on the Thinking Skills program called the Instrumental Enrichment (IE) Program(developed by Prof. Feuerstein of the ICELP, Jreusalem) which I have been teaching for over two decades.<!–...
In my experience, I have observed that once an individual is identified as a Dyslexic, he is perceived as a person with a disability or a challenge. The focus of parents and teachers is “fixing” the learning problem rather than looking at the individual as a person with his...
“Everyone in the school knew me – from the ayah to the School Principal”. “How do you expect me to promote her? “ “Please meet the Principal with her papers and report card.” “She never used to show me her report card” “How can we help her?” “Why my...
In my childhood days, when someone asked me “What were you doing all this while? Hatching eggs?” it meant that I was being pulled up for idling or wasting my time.In my childhood days, when someone asked me “What were you doing all this while? Hatching eggs?” it meant...